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Semin Pediatr Surg
; 29(4): 150947, 2020 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32861451
ABSTRACT
Nearly 20,000 pediatric patients undergo cholecystectomy annually, and abnormal gallbladder emptying ("biliary dyskinesia") has replaced cholelithiasis as the leading indication for this operation in the USA. Nonetheless, patients with abnormal gallbladder emptying nuclear medicine scans do not uniformly benefit from cholecystectomy. This article reviews the available data on presentation, workup and treatment of patients with abnormally low and high rates of gallbladder emptying.